Improvement in washing-machines



'6. W. HOLMES.

Washing-Machines.

No.l56,l57. Patenged oct.2o,1874.

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GEORGE W. HOLMES, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,157, dated October20, 1874; application {iled April 2l, 1874.

To all whom it may conce-rn:

Beit known that I, GEORGE W. HOLMES, of Council Bluffs, in the county ofPottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing-Machines; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing making a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l represents a longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 across-section.

A represents a uted roller, having a journal at each end, which isconnected to a Vertical bar, K, at each side of a washing-box, A. Thelower ends of the bars K K are tenoned, and extend through a cross-bar,L, under the box. Around these tenons are coil-springs G G, held on byplates or nuts at the bottom. A crank, O, is attached to one of thejournals of the roller A for operating` it.

It will thus be seen that the roller yields by means of the springs, andthat the yield or play of the roller may be regulated by the nuts orplates at the bottom of the springs, which adjust the tension of thelatter.

C represents a frame, which lies in the bottom of the box, and isreadily removed there from. Within this frame, at each side of theroller, is an inclined apron, H H, stationary with the frame. Betweenthese aprons H, and pivoted at E at their lower ends, is a series ofvertical plates, D, rounded at' their tops, and secured between springsF F to the frame C. Between each plate are similar springs, so that, asthe roller is revolved, these plates will be thrown back and forth.

The clothing to be washed is placed be tween the roller and the tops ofthe plates, and is carried back and forth on the aprons H.

What I claim is- The combination of the frame C, provided with aprons HH, pivoted vertical plates D and springs F, with the yielding utedroller A and the box A', all substantially as set forth. i

GEORGE W. HOLMES.

Witnesses:`

I. SHULLER, O. P. SMITH.

